![]() ![]() It’s thought that this association with trees played a role in Gaelic language education. Yes indeed, trees have been such an integral part of the human psyche that a whole alphabet was inspired by them, the ogham, also known as the Gaelic or Celtic tree alphabet. It was based on a high medieval Briatharogam tradition of assigning the name of trees to individual characters. It was used mainly to write Primitive and Old Irish, and also to write Old Welsh, Pictish and Latin. Ogham is an alphabet that appears on monumental inscriptions dating from the 4th to the 6th century AD, and in manuscripts dating from the 6th to the 9th century. ![]() ![]() You may have just stumbled across a stone monument with the mysterious script known as ogham. We are happy to discuss commissions with you - please send us a message via eBay Message.Rooted firmly to the earth it looks like a part of the landscape, a gateway to the ancients and our imagination. Everything you see here is in stock, in the USA and ready to ship straight to you. ![]() All our work is made in our workshop in New Hampshire, or across the seas in our sister-store's (Greenwomancrafts) UK workshop, close to the sacred Isle of Avalon. We pride ourselves on our unique ogham sets - handcrafted in several styles from corresponding woods ethically collected in the UK. Welcome to Mythospheria! We specialize in hand-crafted magical tools, jewellery and rare and unusual spell-crafting items, and our own range of stunning photographic wheel of the year greetings cards. If you're an international traveler, especially going back and forth to Canada, this is the set for you! Many countries prohibit items with bark on them from crossing their borders - "naked" woods like this are fine. It is possible that you may want to make your own bag as part of your work with the ogham, and we also offer "fancy" line bags in a variety of styles in our eBay shop - so do check those out! We also sell ogham sets in other designs, at a variety of price-points to suit you, so please check out our other listings. The set will come with an information sheet to get you started, and a free bag made from recycled or reclaimed fabric - We prefer to send out sets in a cloth bag rather than putting them loose in the envelope or worse(!) in a plastic bag. It is used in much the same way as runes. The ogham is a celtic alphabet/divination system, based on 20 native British trees. Please note that owing to the different woods used the diameters of the staves vary, and some are straighter than others. The bark has been stripped from the woods, and the wood sanded smooth, by hand, with several grades of sandpaper, before the ogham symbols have been pyrographed (burnt) into the wood. The wood is gathered largely from around the sacred landscape of Glastonbury with some woods found in Cornwall. The wood for each stave is gathered, rather than harvested to avoid damage or distress to the trees. Each ogham stave is made from the corresponding wood of the tree that it represents - so birch for birch, rowan on rowan etc. The Ogham These are beautiful handmade ogham staves, crafted in the UK from the workshop of Greenwomancrafts, and shipped to the US for you to buy directly from us. Item: 273123733066 Long Wooden Celtic Ogham Staves/Fews with Bag made with corresponding woods. ![]()
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